Chapter 1694:

Lucille, visibly shaken, allowed herself to be led away, casting a sympathetic glance back at her daughter.

Left alone, Dolores stood rooted in place, bewildered. “What’s gotten into Dad? He promised he’d help me.”

Lowell barely looked up as he gathered the scattered papers on his desk. His tone was casual, almost amused. “He changed his mind because the second he…”

Calmed down, he realized how ridiculously stupid it would be to help you manipulate Shaun into sleeping with you.”

A tense silence stretched between them. Then, slowly, Dolores’s lips curled into a knowing smile. “You really are seeing someone Mom and Dad wouldn’t approve of, aren’t you?”

“Nope.”

took a slow, deliberate step forward, the sharp click of her heels punctuating the silence. She lifted Lowell’s chin with

mischief. He replied sharply, “Dolores, mind your own affairs.

you hinting you’ve got

biting. “That’s none of your concern. Best of luck with

he gathered his documents and left the office. He departed

leaving Lowell drained as he returned to the

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sound of Tracy’s humming floated through the door, and her melody chased away the

his face in her neck, inhaling deeply, and asked, “What has

pondering how close we are

guard, exclaimed, “Really? It

with sympathy. “I hate to see you wait. It won’t be

at her words, a shadow cast over his fleeting joy. How would he break the news to his parents? They had dreams of him marrying into wealth to boost the family’s fortunes. In his family’s eyes, love was secondary to

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